Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Marksism Today: The A Levels Fiasco


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As pupils and parents fume over the A Levels mess, how and why did the Government inflict this fiasco on itself? As cheese drives a wedge between Britain and Japan, is this a taster of a smorgasbord of problems facing our post-EU trade talks? Can Rishi Sunak maintain his popularity when the bills for buying the nation dinner and more come in? And what happens to governments when Prime Ministers go on holiday? Special guest Rafael Behr of The Guardian joins us for the Inside Briefing Seaside Special. 


  • “Hardworking pupils from deprived areas are being dragged down and slackers from rich areas are being dragged up.” – Rafael Behr
  • “Japan is a very long way away and economic geography wasn’t abolished this year… I’m not sure Liz Truss is wise to draw attention to £102,000 worth of cheese.” – Giles Wilkes
  • “In 2025 will the terribly inflated A Level grades of the COVID Cohort really be such a big thing?” – Rafael Behr
  • “We’re learning how great it was to NOT have an independent trade policy…” – Giles Wilkes
  • “Either chlorinated chicken is coming into this country or it isn’t… The Government needs to start a real conversation about the trade-offs in trade.” – James Kane
  • “The economic figures are so bad that you need a whole new graph to show them.” – Giles Wilkes


    Presented by Bronwen Maddox with Giles Wilkes, Alex Thomas and James Kane. Audio production by Alex Rees


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